No, there is no magnificent 'planetary parade' in the evening right now as the internet shouts from everywhere but on the other hand there is also more to see than just Jupiter high in the sky - as I could confirm Wednesday from Bochum, Germany, at 51.5°N, #Venus is already a bright if rather low evening star while #Saturn and #Mercury could still be spotted above her: see https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid027a6qUBbjXPf96BtzV89HNTcEA8Z2y9gorSCns8sTzS3nTFUpngTXwagopfUAw6Ngl for more pictures and hard numbers!

No, there is no magnificent 'planetary parade' in the evening right now as the internet shouts from everywhere but on the other hand there is also more to see than just Jupiter high in the sky - as I could confirm Wednesday from Bochum, Germany, at 51.5°N, #Venus is already a bright if rather low evening star while #Saturn and #Mercury could still be spotted above her: see https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid027a6qUBbjXPf96BtzV89HNTcEA8Z2y9gorSCns8sTzS3nTFUpngTXwagopfUAw6Ngl for more pictures and hard numbers!

APOD from 2026-02-24

#Planet Parade over Sydney Opera House

This week, just after sunset, #Mercury, #Venus, #Saturn, and #Jupiter are visible to the naked eye in a line from the horizon. #Uranus and #Neptune can be seen with a #telescope. Best viewed this weekend globally along the ecliptic plane.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260224.html#space #astronomy #planets #earth

APOD from 2026-02-24

#Planet Parade over Sydney Opera House

This week, just after sunset, #Mercury, #Venus, #Saturn, and #Jupiter are visible to the naked eye in a line from the horizon. #Uranus and #Neptune can be seen with a #telescope. Best viewed this weekend globally along the ecliptic plane.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260224.html#space #astronomy #planets #earth

The young crescent moon occulted Mercury today...as seen from the mountains of southern New Mexico.

First photo is a telephoto shot of the moon only a minute after it uncovered our innermost planet. This was taken in bright twilight as a wind and dust storm was easing up.

Second photo is a wider angle shot ten minutes later that includes Venus in the bottom third of the frame. The evening twilight sky colors are pallid because of the dust storm clouds billowing a mile below me on the floor of the Tularosa basin.

#Mercury #Moon #Crescent #Occult #Occultation #Astronomy #Twilight #Evening #Photography #Astrophotography

The young crescent moon occulted Mercury today...as seen from the mountains of southern New Mexico.

First photo is a telephoto shot of the moon only a minute after it uncovered our innermost planet. This was taken in bright twilight as a wind and dust storm was easing up.

Second photo is a wider angle shot ten minutes later that includes Venus in the bottom third of the frame. The evening twilight sky colors are pallid because of the dust storm clouds billowing a mile below me on the floor of the Tularosa basin.

#Mercury #Moon #Crescent #Occult #Occultation #Astronomy #Twilight #Evening #Photography #Astrophotography

"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed....." United States Navy E-6B 163919 Mercury departing Travis Air Force Base, at twilight. April 9th 2025 #TravisAFB #aviationphotography #Mercury #e6b #TACAMO #nuclear #aviation #AvGeek #photography

"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed....." United States Navy E-6B 163919 Mercury departing Travis Air Force Base, at twilight. April 9th 2025 #TravisAFB #aviationphotography #Mercury #e6b #TACAMO #nuclear #aviation #AvGeek #photography

July 1

Check out the Western sky tonight about 9:30 to see Mercury, Mars, and the Moon.

The bright star between Mercury and Mars that appears closer to Mars is Regulus, the heart of the Lion.

#Moon#Mercury#Mars#Leo#Stargazing

July 1

Check out the Western sky tonight about 9:30 to see Mercury, Mars, and the Moon.

The bright star between Mercury and Mars that appears closer to Mars is Regulus, the heart of the Lion.

#Moon#Mercury#Mars#Leo#Stargazing